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UAC Bypass via DiskCleanup Scheduled Task Hijack
editUAC Bypass via DiskCleanup Scheduled Task Hijack
editIdentifies User Account Control (UAC) bypass via hijacking DiskCleanup Scheduled Task. Attackers bypass UAC to stealthily execute code with elevated permissions.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Privilege Escalation
Version: 6
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editprocess where event.type == "start" and process.args : "/autoclean" and process.args : "/d" and not process.executable : ("C:\\Windows\\System32\\cleanmgr.exe", "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\cleanmgr.exe", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\taskhostw.exe")
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
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Technique:
- Name: Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
- ID: T1548
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Bypass User Account Control
- ID: T1548.002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/002/